Condiment-holder.



I No. 815,883.

- PATENTED MAR. 20, 1906. s. M. VAN BLARGOM.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 20, 1906.

Application filed October 4, 1905. Serial No. 281,296.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUELM. VAN BLAR- COM, a citizen of the United States,-res'iding at Manhattan borough, in the city of New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Condiment-I-Iolders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device ada ted, amon other purposes, for keeping sa t in granu ar or suitable condition to be shaken or a plied, as required.

T 11s invention is set forth in the following specification and claims and illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevatlonof an article em-v Fig. 2 1s a SGGtlOIL bodying this invention. of Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and 4 show modifications.

The salt-shakers usually employed have the disadvantage that in moist weather the atmosphere entering through the perforations of the lid or cover causes the salt to cake or lum ,and no more salt can be shaken out; In this device the salt-shaker a has its perforated cap or lid 1) covered by the removable pepper-shaker c. The pepper-shaker 0 acts as a cover for the mouth of the saltshaker a, and at the same time this top or covering shaker 0 can bereadily taken off and salt shaken out of vessel a. This covering vessel a when in place prevents moisture from entering the perforations of cap or lid b.

The top shaker a can be made to secure a tight fit over the mouth part of the saltshaker a, and a packing or washer d is sui,t,

. .abl applied to preventsalt shaking into the 1101 ow or recessed. bottom of the peppershaker when the latter is used without hav ing been dismounted or taken off from the lower receptacle.

The device can be made of suitable shape, size, or materials.

The perforated caps can be inserted into place, as seen in Fig. 2, or screwed into place,

as seen in Fig. 3.

The condiment-holder c, nesting the salt- I shaker, can either be slipped into place, Fig. 2, or athreaded or screw connection can be emplo ed, as seen in Figs. 3 and 4, or other suitab e joint be employed. One of the receptacles isthus suitably made to serve as a moisture-guard for the other. The upper or exposed vessel could of course be rovided with a condiment or contents whic do not clog or lump or become affected by atmospheric influence.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters. Patent, is

4 1. A damp-proof salt-shaker having a por foratcd top and a condiment-holder having a, recessed bottom adapted to sit over and releasably engage the neck or upper ortion of said shaker and form a cap for c osing the same.

2 A damp-proof salt-shaker and condiment holder, said holder being made to cover or nest the shaker, and being provided at its bottom with a washer or the like to cover the salt-shakerand prevent salt from escaping or being shaken out while'the holder is in place.

3. A salt-shaker havin a perforated top and combined with a condiment-holder having a bottom portion formed. to receive said top snugly and to close the perforations thereof.

4.. A salt-shaker havin a perforated top and combined'with a condinienbholdor having a bottom (portion formed to receive said top snugly an to rest u on the upper surface thereof and thereby c ose the perforations therein.

In testimonywheroof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two. subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL M. VAN BLARCOM. 

